Buy a house可不是买房子!说错可就尴尬了!

我买房子了 ≠ I bought a house


英语中普通人的住所主要有两种:一种是别墅house,一种是公寓apartment (英式英语flat)。所以如果你跟别人说:I bought a house. 是跟别人说你买了一栋别墅!妥妥的土豪呀!




我们日常说的“买房子”,一般是指单元房,即一栋楼里的一套房子。

正确的表达

I bought an apartment.(英式英语flat)


我的房子 = my apartment

我住的地方=my place


place 代表住的地方,不管是租还是买


例句

You can stay at my place when you are in Beijing.

你来北京,可以住在我那。




接着我们就“house”这个范畴,来看看英语中的几种独栋概念房:

1

house


音标[haus] 基本词义-- 房子,别墅

释义:

A house is a building in which people live, usually the people belonging to one family. (house是一栋建筑,在这个建筑中人们居住,通常是属于一个家庭的人们。)


关键词:建筑,居住,一个家庭。

例句

Their family lives in a big house. 他们家住在一个大房子里。

I cannot afford to buy a house yet. 我还负担不起买一栋房子。

例图a house:




来个更有意境的house:




2

bungalow

音标[´bʌŋgələu] 基本词义:平房

释义:

A bungalow is a house which has only one level, and no stairs. (bungalow是一栋房子,只有一层,没有楼梯)


关键词:房子,一层。

例句

The old couple sold their house and bought a bungalow. 老夫妇卖了他们的房子,买了一栋平房。

They have a small bungalow by the seaside. 他们有一栋海边的小平房。

例图:a bungalow




3

cottage


音标[´kɔtidʒ] 基本词义 -- 乡村小别墅,乡村茅舍

释义:

A cottage is a small house, usually in the country. (cottage是一栋小房子,通常在乡村)


例句

They used to have a cottage in Scotland. they曾经有一栋苏格兰乡村小别墅。

My parents often drive to their cottage during the weekends and have a relaxing time there. 我的父母经常在周末开车到他们的乡村小别墅,在那里度过一段休闲时光。

例如:a cottage



4

hut

音标[hʌt] 基本词义 -- 茅屋

释义:

A hut is a small house with only one or two rooms, especially one which is made of wood, mud, grass, or stones. (hut是一栋小房子,只有一两个房间,尤其是用木头、泥土、草或石头制成的那种。)


关键词:小,木泥草石制成

例句

All guests here are provided simple wooden huts to live. 所有客人都被提供简单的小木舍可居住。

Refreshments were served from their grass huts. 小茶点被提供于他们的小草屋中。

例图:a hut

这是一栋蛮漂亮有格局的hut呢



而通常可能huts会更加简陋,比如:



看这一家几口的这hut,住的多温馨: